FWFD: One woman dead following early morning apartment fire

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - One person is dead after an early Sunday morning apartment fire on Fort Wayne’s southwest side.

The Fort Wayne Fire Department was dispatched to Coventry Court West Apartments just after 4 a.m., after reports of an apartment fire.

Once crews arrived on scene, firefighters say they found smoke coming from one of the apartments.

According to firefighters, residents who were able to self-evacuate informed crews of a woman still inside the apartment.

The department says they were able to find the woman and attempt life-saving measures; however, the woman died at the scene.

No other serious injuries were reported.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation.